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If you're set up for this but it's then subverted by not revealing it, it's [[The Un-Reveal]]. When made too obvious ahead of time, it's [[The Untwist]]. If it comes out of nowhere and serves no purpose other than to be a twist, it's a [[Shocking Swerve]] and/or a case of [[The Dog Was the Mastermind]]. If the thing revealed is named in the title, then its [[The Namesake]]. If a [[Driving Question]] is involved, this is where it's finally put to rest. Can overlap with [[Remembered Too Late]].
 
[[Super-Trope]] to [[Anagnorisis]], a specific variety of [[The Reveal]] first defined by [[Aristotle]] in his ''[[Poetics]]''.
[[Aristotle]] referred to it as ''anagnorisis'' (generally translated as "discovery" or "recognition") in his ''[[Poetics]]'', making this one [[Older Than Feudalism]].
 
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'''Warning: Expect every example to be a spoiler for something.'''